Astros no rock: uma perspectiva sociocultural no uso da canção na educação em ciências

Abstract

The incorporation of elements from the student's first culture into the teachinglearning process was supported by the French pedagogue Georges Snyders (1988) in his book "La joie à l'ecole". This research contributed to this interface, by identifying in the discourse of rock 'n' roll songs textual elements that allow reflections on the conceptual, epistemological and sociopolitical framework of space exploration. The object of study in this work are songs from the 1960s and 1970s, which have representations about astronomy and space missions. The use of rock was justified by the fact that the theme of space exploration is present in the work of several artists of this music genre, allowing reflection on the conceptual, epistemological and sociopolitical level on science, technology and their relationship with society and the environment. In addition, we found that both rock and space missions were cultural phenomena that depended on the advances of technology and science. These songs were selected from the various genres of rock and analyzed taking into account semiotic and discursive references. The activities were applied in formal education settings-high school and higher education-in continuing professional development of teachers and non-formal school projects. In the teaching-learning process, activities were developed involving commented lyrics reading, which aimed at identifying in the lyrics, melody and harmony aspects that evidenced a critical discourse about science and its relationship with society and the environment. These activities encompassed three categories: Development, Implementation and Analysis. These steps were articulated based on the sociocultural theories of Vygotsky (2001), Snyders (1988) and Freire (2013).

Science Stand

“…the use of images and symbols) (Gomes & Piassi, 2016;Gomes & Piassi, 2018). In this way, pop-music videos can be used to provoke reflections about the relationship between women and science, and rock songs from the 1960s and 1970s become useful resources to discuss public understanding of astronomy and space missions (Gomes, 2016). In other words, teachers and students are invited to consider the complex conceptual, epistemological and sociopolitical entanglements of science, technology, society and the environment.…”

Pratiques d’enseignement au Canada et au Brésil intégrant les arts dans les sciences et technologies

“…Brésil en partenariat avec quelques écoles publiques de la ville de São Paulo (Gomes, 2016 ;Piassi, 2013). Intitulé ALICE (Arte e Lúdico na Investigação em Ciēncias na Escola, qui peut se traduire en français par Les arts et les divertissements pour la recherche en éducation scientifique à l'école), les activités du programme sont réalisées à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur des heures de classe habituelles et s'adressent à des élèves de 13 à 15 ans.…”

“…Faisant partie d'ALICE, un volet du programme interdisciplinaire actuellement en marche à São Paulo s'appelle RITA (Rock n'Roll Integrated in Technoscience for Adolescents -La musique rock intégrée dans les technosciences pour adolescents, aussi nommé en l'honneur de la chanteuse rock brésilienne Rita Lee) (Gomes, 2016). Cet exemple d'intégration des arts dans les pratiques d'enseignement concerne entre autres le domaine de l'astronomie, en utilisant des métaphores véhiculées par des chansons rock comme celles du groupe Muse, soit la chanson Supermassive Black Hole 5 .…”

“…Guidé par ces sphères de connaissance, nous avons proposé à des jeunes d'une école élémentaire de São Paulo au Brésil d'analyser des chansons rock pour apprendre des contenus en sciences et réfléchir à la présence des sciences et des technologies dans la société et leur influence sur l'environnement (Gomes, 2016). Une première chanson utilisée dans le volet RITA est celle du groupe Rush : Cygnus X-1.…”